A bifactor analysis of the Weight Bias Internalization Scale: What are we really measuring?
A bifactor analysis of the Weight Bias Internalization Scale: What are we really measuring?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.02.013
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发表时间：
2020-06-01
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影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Higgs, Suzanne
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作者：
Meadows, Angela;Higgs, Suzanne
内化体重耻辱感（IWS）与饮食失调行为直接相关，并作为体重耻辱感与适应不良应对之间关系的中介。然而，IWS的构念与身体形象和整体自尊的相关构念高度相关，这三个构念可能更能被潜在的特质自我判断所表征。在现有的研究中，这种重叠通常没有考虑到。本研究调查了一个国际高体重个体样本中自尊、身体形象和IWS之间的共同方差。双因素分析证实，IWS在经历耻辱和自我报告的饮食行为之间的关系中的中介作用主要由身体形象和整体自尊方面来解释。在IWS的研究中，需要更清晰的概念来理解社会体重耻辱感影响个人自我导向判断和下游健康相关行为的机制。(C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
Internalized weight stigma (IWS) has been linked with disordered eating behavior, both directly, and as a mediator of the relationship between experienced weight stigma and maladaptive coping. However, the construct of IWS is highly correlated with the related constructs of body image and global self-esteem, and the three constructs may better be represented by underlying trait self-judgment. This overlap is not generally accounted for in existing studies. The present study investigated the shared variance between self-esteem, body image, and IWS in an international sample of higher-weight individuals. Bifactor analysis confirmed that the intermediary role of IWS in the relationship between experienced stigma and self-reported eating behavior was largely accounted for by aspects of body image and global self-esteem. Greater conceptual clarity in the study of IWS is needed to understand the mechanisms via which societal weight stigma impacts on individuals' self-directed judgments and downstream health-related behaviors. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.